Personal Injury Litigation Paralegal

Willis Injury Law, LLC

Personal Injury Litigation Paralegal

Hackensack, NJ
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Our legal team needs a diligent, organized, and experienced Personal Injury Litigation Paralegal. You will write briefs, create legal documents like affidavits, conduct legal research for trial preparation, and organize case files and other important material. To prepare a factual response to discovery, we need someone with experience ordering, reviewing, and summarizing medical records. You will also be experienced in negotiations of settlements. If you are ready to advance your paralegal career, please apply today! Responsibilities: • Give legal assistance at family settlement meetings and mediation so that disputes can be settled without going to court • Help attorneys create legal pleadings, paperwork, and correspondence, including interrogatories, subpoenas, deposition notifications, complaints, pretrial orders, legal briefs, and affidavits • Organize our case filing systems so that everything is properly categorized and simple to find, as well as perform other administrative tasks as necessary • Assist lawyers with trial preparation by organizing exhibits, aiding with client meetings, submitting motions, researching legal publications, and coordinating witnesses • Talk with service providers or insurers about possible settlements for liens, bills, and medical expenses Qualifications: • Completion of a NALA (National Association of Legal Assistants) certification program strongly preferred • Candidates should possess high-level organizational skills, and time-management skills • Talented verbal communicator and writer • 3-5 years of legal service experience under an attorney or lawyer required, preferably in a personal injury law firm • Must have completed an ABA-approved paralegal certification program such as an Associate’s degree or proprietary school program in paralegal studies, Bachelor’s degree desired Compensation: $30 - $34 hourly